Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-20
prominent Citizens Under Arrest for
Leaving their Vehicles on the East
Side OF the Street.-The Regulation
lReSCinded.

IRescinded.
policeman this morning arrested Austin p
Brown, Geo. w. Knox and F. Springman for al
lowing their carriages to stand on the east side OF
loth street. These gentlemen were in the Metro
pol1tan Bank attending to some business, and
were obliged to take their places in the line before
the tellers window. AS ssoon as they could receive
attention they LETT the bank, intending to drive
away. They were surprised to find their teams In
charge OF police officer, who informed them that
they were under arrest for violating the new po-
lice regulations, which prohibit any teams from
standing on that side OF the street. They were
some one telephoned to the District Offices and In
structlonS were received that the names OF the
parties, as they We're well known, could be taken,
and they could be released and appear in the Po-
lice Court when summoned.
Mr. Geo. Ii. b. White, the cashier OF the bank,
mas made complaint TO the Commissioners as
with their business by the enforcement OF this
regulation. Mr.. White is very Indignant. and
says that the banks customers will be likely to
Withdraw their accounts If they are not allowed to
drive to the bank. He thinks that it is an unjust
discrimination @ against that institution.
onIy Works nse r,a asE nis regulation not
tive injury to our business Numerous contractors
20 business with us, and tn y are in the habit Of
silver cur. ency SO as to make change. Now they
must leave their vehicles on the other side OF the
otIceV anu carry tnelr money across at the risk,
perhaps, OF being robbed on the way. This regu-
latlon does not apply to banking institutions in
other portions OF the city, and we object to being
thus Disseminated against. We do not want to
raise any issue with the Commissioners but we
90 maintain that this regulation should
De SO modified as not to make it q
burden 10 us. On the opposite side OF
the street large express wagons back in
So; 50 as 10 occupy the largest proportion OF that
stand tnere for long time. But they are not
disturbed Now on this side the vehicles In which
persons drive here for business do not OCCUPY SIX
IeeC oi the street. But they are not permitted to
stop. They must stant on the opposite side OF the
sCreet, ana The individuals must walk across to
the bank to transact their business Commits
sloner Wheatley says the regulation is only "a
fteler,' an experiment, and we have appealed to
nun 10 suspend II, at least until Commissioner
WeDD shall return, and the hardship OF the regu-
lation may be looked into"
ALL ALONG 18TH STREET
during the forenoon the endorsement OF the repu-
lation was condemned in unmeasured terms 1t
was denounced as an abridgement of the citizens
facilities for transacting legitimate business and
the Indications are that there Will be loud de-
mand Tor the repeal Or modification of that clause
OF the regulations.
THE OBNOXIOUS REGULATION REsCINDED
This afternoon the District Commissioners re-
voked the part OF the police regulations that
caused the difficulty on 18th street. They issued
an order striking out from section of article Nv
the following words: "NO vehicle shall stand upon
longer period than is necessary to permit its user
to get In or out, nor when waiting to do So except
next the curb on the west side OF said portion OF
SAID street or upon some other street."